chacal

ʃakal

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Definition of chacal - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

animalmammifère carnivore sauvage d'Afrique et d'Asie ressemblant au loup

Le chacal chasse souvent en groupe dans la savane africaine.

canidé

prédateur

opportunistepersonne sournoise qui profite des malheurs des autres

Ce chacal a profité de la crise pour racheter l'entreprise.

charognard

profiteur

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mammifère carnivore sauvage d'Afrique et d'Asie ressemblant au loup

Expressions with chacal

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chacal doré

mammifère carnivore sauvage au pelage jaunâtre de la famille des canidés

Le chacal doré chasse souvent en groupe dans la savane africaine.

chacal commun

espèce de chacal au dos clair vivant en Afrique et Asie

Le chacal commun chasse souvent la nuit dans la savane africaine.

chacal à flancs rayés

espèce de chacal d'Afrique avec des rayures sur les côtés

Le chacal à flancs rayés vit dans les savanes africaines.

chacal à chabraque

espèce de chacal d'Afrique avec un dos très sombre

Le chacal à chabraque vit dans les savanes africaines.

Origin of chacal

ourdou, shakal (animal)

Terms with chacal included in their meaning

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chacal commun

animal sauvage

espèce de chacal au dos clair vivant en Afrique et Asie

chacal à flancs rayés

animal sauvage

espèce de chacal d'Afrique avec des rayures sur les côtés

chacal à chabraque

zoologie

espèce de chacal d'Afrique avec un dos très sombre

Examples of chacal in a sentence

Les cris du chacal résonnaient dans la nuit silencieuse.
Les chacals profitent toujours des situations difficiles.
On l'a traité de chacal après sa trahison.

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English:jackal, vulture, ...
German:Schakal, Aasgeier, ...
Italian:sciacallo, opportunista, ...
Spanish:chacal, aprovechado, ...
Portuguese:chacal, abutre, ...
Chinese:豺, 乘人之危者, ...
Japanese:ジャッカル, ハイエナ, ...
Arabic:ابن آوى, انتهازي, ...
Hebrew:שׁוּעָל, שַׁקָּל, ...
Russian:шакал, хищник, ...
Ukrainian:шакал, стерв'ятник, ...
Catalan:xacal, carronyaire, ...
Danish:en sjakal, sjakal, ...
Dutch:jakhals, aasgier, ...
Greek:ασβός, τσακάλι, ...
Khmer:ចចកព្រៃ, អ្នកឆ្លៀតឱកាស, ...
Korean:자칼, 기회주의자, ...
Polish:szakal, sęp, ...
Portuguese (BR):chacal, oportunista, ...
Romanian:șacal, profitor, ...
Swedish:schakal, gam, ...
Thai:หมาใน, คนฉวยโอกาส, ...
Turkish:çakal, fırsatçı, ...
Vietnamese:chó rừng, kẻ cơ hội, ...

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chacal à chabraque

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